Developing Behavior Change Communications (BCC) for PHE Projects

The training is intended to increase the participants' understanding of BCC and capacity to implement, monitor and evaluate BCC interventions. Participants will also learn how to develop a BCC plan that has integrated PHE messages and effective IEC materials and activities.

This training is intended for those who want to conduct TOTs to develop a cadre of facilitators who can train PHE CBDs, PHE Adult PEs, Youth Peer Educators working on integrated PHE interventions that include family planning, conservation, livelihood and/or health interventions. The TOT described in this Train-the-Trainer Guide uses a participatory, dual capacity building/learning methodology that enables TOT participants to simultaneously acquire skills in PHE training delivery while learning PHE content.

PHE Adult Peer Educatorsí Training

Participants: Community members
Duration: 2 days

This training was designed to increase the understanding and general knowledge of training participant on basic ecology, PHE linkages, reproductive health (RH)/ family planning (FP) within the PHE context and the mechanics of the PHE adult PE system that will support community-based, integrated PHE education and services.

This training was designed to train PHE youth Peer Educators (YPEs). It covers information about the linkages between population and environment, the role of youth in protecting and conserving the environment, ecosystems, physiology, gender, sexuality, fertility, contraception, safer sex, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health topics that will encourage youth to become stewards of the environment and their sexuality. This information is supplemented with participatory skills and exercises on these topics as well as on communicating with youth; and on identifying networks and support services.

PHE Community-Based Distributorsí Training

Participants: Community members
Duration: 2 days

This training was designed to increase the understanding and general knowledge of training participants on PHE linkages, reproductive health (RH)/ family planning (FP) to enable them to successfully provide integrated PHE information and services to the community, social market contraceptive information, products and services, and effective management of PHE CBD outlets.

This training is intended to develop media advocates who will promote PHE issues and popularize PHE as an approach towards poverty reduction, sustainable development and better reproductive health and environment management. The training includes community visits, testimonials, and workshops on developing PHE stories and features.